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22 Chestnut Close, Queniborough, Leicester, LE7 3DW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 22 Chestnut Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

22 Chestnut Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Queniborough, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 sits 451.7% above the 1997 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 77% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

22 Chestnut Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 22 Chestnut Close, Queniborough, Leicester, LE7 3DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2002
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to front and rear of semi-detached dwelling.

    Council
    South
    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    P/02/0743/2
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What's in 22 Chestnut Close, Queniborough, Leicester, LE7 3DW's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 22 Chestnut Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£320,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£58,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 1997Most recent

    £58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 3DW: £250,000 (2025–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

22 Chestnut Close is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£523

Street avg £2,784

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Avenue Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Queniborough Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 3DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 3DW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 3DW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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